BILL NUMBER: AB 2015	CHAPTERED  09/20/00

	CHAPTER   542
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 11, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickerson
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Oller, Robert Pacheco, and
Strom-Martin)
   (Coauthor:  Senator Chesbro)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 18203.2 and 18215 of, and to add Sections
18219 and 18607 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section
5003.4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to mobilehome parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2015, Dickerson.  Mobilehome parks:  camping cabin.
   (1) The Mobilehome Parks Act requires the Department of Housing
and Community Development to establish statewide regulations for the
construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of mobilehome
parks, including an area or tract of land, or a separate designated
section within a mobilehome park known as a "recreational vehicle
park."  Any person who knowingly violates any provision of the act,
including its related rules or regulations, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
   This bill would redefine "recreational vehicle park" for purposes
of the act to include also owners or users of camping cabins, as
defined.  It would authorize the installation or occupancy of camping
cabins in only special occupancy parks or in specified state parks.
The bill would impose specified requirements relating to the load
capacity, exits, fire safety, and disabled access of camping cabins.
Because the bill would expand the definition of a crime, it would
impose a state-mandated local program.
   (2) Existing law requires each state park in which camping is
permitted to have such parking facilities for house trailers as can
be accommodated consistent with the object of providing camping
facilities for the public in these parks.
   This bill would require each state park in which camping is
permitted to provide those parking facilities for recreational
vehicles that can be accommodated consistent with that objective.  It
also would authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to
install or permit the installation of camping cabins.
  (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   (4) This bill would provide that its provisions to amend Sections
18203.2 and 18215 of the Health and Safety Code and to add Sections
18219 and 18607 to that code shall become inoperative on January 1,
2001, if SB 2131 is enacted and becomes effective on or before
January 1, 2001, and this bill is enacted last.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 18203.2 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   18203.2.  "Camping party" means a person or group of not more than
10 persons occupying a campsite or camping cabin for not more than
30 days annually.
  SEC. 2.  Section 18215 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   18215.  (a) "Recreational vehicle park" is any area or tract of
land, or a separate designated section within a mobilehome park,
where two or more lots are rented or leased, or held out for rent or
lease, to owners or users of recreational vehicles, camping cabins,
or tents.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an area or tract of land
zoned for agricultural purposes where two or more lots are rented or
leased, or held out for rent or lease, to owners or users of
recreational vehicles or tents for the purpose of housing 12 or fewer
agricultural employees, shall not be deemed a recreational vehicle
park.
  SEC. 3.  Section 18219 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   18219.  (a) "Camping cabin" is a relocatable hard sided shelter
with a floor area less than 400 square feet (37 square meters)
without plumbing that is designed to be used within a recreational
vehicle park only by a campingparty.
   (b) A camping cabin may contain an electrical system and
electrical space conditioning equipment complying with the electrical
and mechanical regulations adopted pursuant to this part and
supplied by the lot service equipment.
   (c) A camping cabin may be installed or occupied only in special
occupancy parks, as defined by Section 18216.1, or in state parks and
other state property pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
5001) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code.
  SEC. 4.  Section 18607 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   18607.  (a) A camping cabin shall be designed to resist the
following live loads:  (1) floor live loads not less than 40 pounds
per square foot of floor area; (2) horizontal live loads not less
than 15 pounds per square foot of vertical wall and roof area; and
(3) roof live loads not less than 20 pounds per square foot of
horizontal roof area.  In areas where snow loads are greater than 20
pounds per square foot, the roof shall be designed and constructed to
resist these additional loads.
   (b) Each sleeping room in a camping cabin shall have a second exit
to the outside of the camping cabin, except that a window exit may
be permitted as an alternative if the opening is not less than 20
inches wide and 24 inches high and the bottom of the window is
located not more than 44 inches above the floor.
   (c) Each sleeping room in a camping cabin shall be provided with
an approved smoke detector.  If the camping cabin contains an
electrical system, the smoke detector shall be energized from that
electrical system with a battery backup.  If there is no electrical
system in the camping cabin, a battery-operated smoke detector is
permitted.
   (d) All wall and ceiling surfaces in a camping cabin shall have a
flame spread rating of not more than 200.
   (e) Fuel-burning heating or cooking appliances shall not be
operated within a camping cabin.
   (f) Access for disabled persons to camping cabins shall be
provided in conformance with applicable state and federal laws.
  SEC. 5.  Section 5003.4 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5003.4.  There shall be provided in each state park in which
camping is permitted those parking facilities for recreational
vehicles, as defined by Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code,
that can be accommodated within the park consistent with the
objective of providing camping facilities for the public in these
parks.  In addition, the Department of Parks and Recreation may
install or permit the installation of camping cabins, as defined by
Section 18219 of the Health and Safety Code, within the units of the
state park system if installation of camping cabins is consistent
with the general plan of the unit.
  SEC. 6.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the
only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district
will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction,
eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime
or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government
Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
  SEC. 7.  Section 1 of this bill amends Section 18203.2 of the
Health and Safety Code while Section 1 of SB 2131, which would become
operative on January 1, 2002, proposes to repeal Section 18203.2 of
the Health and Safety Code.  Section 1 of this bill shall remain
operative only until January 1, 2002, at which time Section 1 of SB
2131 shall become operative, if (1) both bills are enacted and become
effective on or before January 1, 2001, (2) this bill amends Section
18203.2 of the Health and Safety Code, while SB 2131 repeals it, and
(3) this bill is enacted after SB 2131.
  SEC. 8.  Section 2 of this bill amends Section 18215 of the Health
and Safety Code while Section 9 of SB 2131, which would become
operative on January 1, 2002, proposes to repeal Section 18215 of the
Health and Safety Code.  Section 2 of this bill shall remain
operative only until January 1, 2002, at which time Section 9 of SB
2131 shall become operative, if (1) both bills are enacted and become
effective on or before January 1, 2001, (2) this bill amends Section
18215 of the Health and Safety Code, while SB 2131 repeals it, and
(3) this bill is enacted after SB 2131.
  SEC. 9.  Sections 3 and 4 of this bill, which add Sections 18219
and 18607 to the Health and Safety Code, respectively, shall remain
operative only until January 1, 2002, if (1), SB 2131 and this bill
are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2001,
(2) this bill adds Sections 18219 and 18607 to the Health and Safety
Code, while SB 2131 adds Sections 18862.5 and 18873.6 to the Health
and Safety Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 2131.
